‘Not just for fuddy-duddies’: interest in moths booming as species struggle
‘Not just for fuddy-duddies’: interest in moths booming as species struggle
A moth garden at Hampton Court Palace shows off plants that can be grown to help the insects, which are threatened by habitat loss
Everyone loves bees and butterflies, but now moths are coming into the spotlight (as long as they don’t fly around it).
The moth expert Charles Waters has seen a surprisingly rapid increase in interest in moths from the younger generation as, he believes, people become more aware of their beauty and diversity, as well as their importance as pollinators.
“Moths are more significant pollinators because there’s so many of them. In the UK, there are 59 butterfly species, but there are 2,500 moth species,” he said.
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